diff --git a/src/ripple/app/paths/PathRequest.cpp b/src/ripple/app/paths/PathRequest.cpp
index 02b46c81e91..f2aa363f934 100644
--- a/src/ripple/app/paths/PathRequest.cpp
+++ b/src/ripple/app/paths/PathRequest.cpp
@@ -538,7 +538,6 @@ PathRequest::findPaths(
             continueCallback);
         if (!pathfinder)
         {
-            assert(continueCallback && !continueCallback());
             JLOG(m_journal.debug()) << iIdentifier << " No paths found";
             continue;
         }